Halifax / Stanfield (YHZ)
Halifax / Stanfield International Airport handled 4,020,914 passengers in 2025, up 4.4% on a year earlier, according to Statistics Canada.
Flights (arrivals + departures) over time
Data Integrity
The most recent periods19 periods
| Period | Flights (arrivals + departures) 2025 | Flights (arrivals + departures) 2026 | Change vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3,884 | 3,661 | ▼ 5.7% |
| February | 3,490 | 3,430 | ▼ 1.7% |
| March | 4,153 | 4,240 | ▲ 2.1% |
| April | 4,289 | 4,373 | ▲ 2.0% |
| May | 4,609 | 5,225 | ▲ 13.4% |
| June | 5,395 | 5,890 | ▲ 9.2% |
| July | 5,762 | 6,422 | ▲ 11.5% |
| August | 5,902 | – | – |
| September | 5,447 | – | – |
| October | 5,055 | – | in progress |
| November | 4,082 | – | – |
| December | 3,958 | – | – |
| Year to date (Jan–Jul) | 31,582 | 33,241 | ▲ 5.3% |
Passengers over time
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The most recent periods18 periods
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| Period | Passengers | Change vs last year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,020,914 | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 3,851,498 | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 3,493,778 | +13.9% |
| 2022 | 3,066,979 | +192.3% |
| 2021 | 1,049,286 | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 975,018 | −76.4% |
| 2019 | 4,128,803 | −2.9% |
| 2018 | 4,252,361 | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 3,984,504 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 3,805,573 | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 3,600,534 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 3,579,850 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 3,540,594 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 3,506,303 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 3,493,595 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 3,427,865 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 3,363,572 | −2.8% |
| 2008 | 3,460,651 |
Screened passengers over time
Departing passengers who went through airport security screening (CATSA). Arriving passengers and most connecting passengers are not counted: in 2024 it was 38–45% of total passengers at the largest airports.
Data Integrity
The most recent periods20 periods
| Period | Screened passengers 2025 | Screened passengers 2026 | Change vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 109,205 | 117,593 | ▲ 7.7% |
| February | 118,483 | 118,923 | ▲ 0.4% |
| March | 145,637 | 150,415 | ▲ 3.3% |
| April | 154,070 | 156,087 | ▲ 1.3% |
| May | 153,730 | 179,305 | ▲ 16.6% |
| June | 174,415 | 202,062 | ▲ 15.9% |
| July | 208,821 | 226,623 | ▲ 8.5% |
| August | 232,482 | 258,114 | ▲ 11.0% |
| September | 190,632 | – | – |
| October | 181,841 | – | in progress |
| November | 131,821 | – | – |
| December | 141,786 | – | – |
| Year to date (Jan–Aug) | 1,296,843 | 1,409,122 | ▲ 8.7% |
Tonnes of cargo over time
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The most recent periods18 periods
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| Period | Tonnes of cargo | Change vs last year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23,059 | −8.4% |
| 2024 | 25,178 | −25.2% |
| 2023 | 33,681 | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 30,206 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 29,796 | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 26,515 | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 25,120 | −10.6% |
| 2018 | 28,111 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 27,794 | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 26,631 | −0.3% |
| 2015 | 26,703 | −6.9% |
| 2014 | 28,689 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 27,519 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 26,710 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 25,558 | −8.5% |
| 2010 | 27,943 | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 26,495 | +29.1% |
| 2008 | 20,529 |
Domestic / International
Domestic / International — passengers
Domestic
Data Integrity
The most recent periods16 periods
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| Period | Passengers | Change vs last year |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,100,492 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 2,996,386 | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 2,743,406 | +226.0% |
| 2020 | 841,596 | −75.8% |
| 2019 | 3,472,505 | −3.0% |
| 2018 | 3,578,689 | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 3,387,568 | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 3,171,899 | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 2,948,463 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 2,892,127 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 2,850,809 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 2,801,269 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 2,759,438 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,758,512 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 2,718,192 | −2.1% |
| 2008 | 2,776,607 |
International
Data Integrity
The most recent periods16 periods
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| Period | Passengers | Change vs last year |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 751,006 | +51.0% |
| 2023 | 497,392 | +53.7% |
| 2022 | 323,573 | +142.5% |
| 2020 | 133,422 | −79.7% |
| 2019 | 656,298 | −2.6% |
| 2018 | 673,672 | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 596,936 | −5.8% |
| 2016 | 633,674 | −2.8% |
| 2015 | 652,071 | −5.2% |
| 2014 | 687,723 | −0.3% |
| 2013 | 689,785 | −2.2% |
| 2012 | 705,034 | −4.0% |
| 2011 | 734,157 | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 669,353 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 645,380 | −5.7% |
| 2008 | 684,044 |
Domestic / International — screened passengers
Domestic
Data Integrity
The most recent periods20 periods
| Period | Screened passengers 2025 | Screened passengers 2026 | Change vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 82,134 | 89,910 | ▲ 9.5% |
| February | 82,724 | 89,368 | ▲ 8.0% |
| March | 99,267 | 114,132 | ▲ 15.0% |
| April | 108,637 | 118,625 | ▲ 9.2% |
| May | 130,784 | 147,555 | ▲ 12.8% |
| June | 143,652 | 160,233 | ▲ 11.5% |
| July | 167,845 | 177,879 | ▲ 6.0% |
| August | 183,192 | 203,438 | ▲ 11.1% |
| September | 147,323 | – | – |
| October | 152,532 | – | in progress |
| November | 113,710 | – | – |
| December | 118,682 | – | – |
| Year to date (Jan–Aug) | 998,235 | 1,101,140 | ▲ 10.3% |
International
Data Integrity
The most recent periods20 periods
| Period | Screened passengers 2025 | Screened passengers 2026 | Change vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27,071 | 27,683 | ▲ 2.3% |
| February | 35,759 | 29,555 | ▼ 17.3% |
| March | 46,370 | 36,283 | ▼ 21.8% |
| April | 45,433 | 37,462 | ▼ 17.5% |
| May | 22,946 | 31,750 | ▲ 38.4% |
| June | 30,763 | 41,829 | ▲ 36.0% |
| July | 40,976 | 48,744 | ▲ 19.0% |
| August | 49,290 | 54,676 | ▲ 10.9% |
| September | 43,309 | – | – |
| October | 29,309 | – | in progress |
| November | 18,111 | – | – |
| December | 23,104 | – | – |
| Year to date (Jan–Aug) | 298,608 | 307,982 | ▲ 3.1% |
Seasonality · flights (arrivals + departures) by month
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,537 | 3,268 | 3,864 | 4,196 | 4,874 | 5,027 | 5,549 | 5,717 | 5,076 | 4,868 | 4,079 | 3,947 |
| 2025 | 3,884 | 3,490 | 4,153 | 4,289 | 4,609 | 5,395 | 5,762 | 5,902 | 5,447 | 5,055 | 4,082 | 3,958 |
| 2026 | 3,661 | 3,430 | 4,240 | 4,373 | 5,225 | 5,890 | 6,422 |
Series depth 12 years from 2014
Environment
Airport Carbon Accreditation
Level 3 Halifax / Stanfield International Airport holds Airport Carbon Accreditation Level 3 (status checked October 2026), according to the programme's public list.
A certification of how the airport operator manages its own carbon emissions (levels 1–5, "+" = with offsetting). It is not a measure of how much the airport or its flights emit.Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACI)
Partial records from the US BTS the US BTS records only the part of Halifax / Stanfield International Airport's traffic that touches its own network. These are not Halifax / Stanfield International Airport's busiest destinations or its overall on-time rate.
Flights recorded between Aug 1, 2025 and Jul 31, 2026, counted from flight records published by the US BTS. Not a current timetable.
| Airport at the other end | Flights | Distance (km) |
|---|---|---|
| Newark Liberty International Airport EWR | 1,131 | 986 |
| LaGuardia Airport LGA | 724 | 959 |
| Philadelphia International Airport PHL | 316 | 1,112 |
| Chicago O'Hare International Airport ORD | 199 | 1,989 |
| Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA | 159 | 1,303 |
| Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport DTW | 147 | 1,622 |
| Boston Logan International Airport BOS | 52 | 665 |